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Alberta Energy and Utilities Board to decide who owns coalbed methane in Alberta

Krista L. Hughes

4.10.06

The issue of coalbed methane (CBM) ownership, frequently disputed
between coal rights holders and holders of mines and minerals rights
other than coal, has been the subject of numerous recent applications to
the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board (AEUB). The AEUB recently
announced that it will hold a hearing relating to legal entitlement of
CBM on split-title freehold mineral lands in Alberta.